Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
It indeed felt like he was being pierced by those harsh, cold eyes that had shivers running down his spine. Not only that but she was looking down on him just like everyone else having him want nothing more to show everyone they were wrong to underestimate him. Starting with defeating her in this battle. And seeing King so determined helped him shake off some of the frustration and doubt.
Then the battle begun as Tristan saw the growlithe spew fire from its mouth flying at the Murkrow. His first thought was to tell him to dodge, but had a feeling that was what she expected him to do since King could take to the sky and get out of its range though doubted he could move fast enough to do so with lack of training. Tristan took note that the wave of fire wasn't that big or strong and an idea came to mind." Tch, don't think I'll fall for your tricks. King! Flap your wings and use the gust to hold back the flames and the moment it lets up quickly follow up with a featherdance!" Calling out the set of orders as King cawed out in response then began rapidly flapping his wings to fan up a gust, if the plan was successful a gust of black feathers would fly at the growlithe the moment the ember was stopped.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
Tristan was trying to wrap his head around this situation; confused as to how things got to this point but all the emotions whirling within made it difficult to collect his thoughts. It didn't help either that he had to listen to the onlooking crowd starting to cheer for Freya while laughing at him wounding his already raw pride all the more as it was through great effort that he kept himself from shouting at them to shut up and screw off as this had nothing to do with any of them.
And the source of all this humiliation and frustration stood a short distance across from him glaring at him with that icy gaze which he returned in kind. All of this cause these two girls can't handle some simple harsh truth; at least unlike Freya's insults he never directly called them foul words and just pointed out how ridiculously difficult it was to understand the she-beast, a nickname she more than deserved.
Freya was hardly done at kicking him in the gut either with the way she spoke to him so coldly to which he responded with a scoff." I've already been called plenty foul things...I refuse to add coward to that and give you that justification."
Saying nothing more as he watched Freya call out her pokemon revealed to be a growlithe. A pokemon he saw back at the school; one that he had been interested in and this time knew its type to be a fire type though unfortunately he had no pokemon it was weak to. He could tell this would be a difficult battle with his pokemon just freshly healed or the fact he didn't have the chance work out a training plan for both King and Princess.
No point in complaining. Only thing he could do now is to try save face and aim to win to show Freya and the crowd not to go looking down on him." Good with me. Go, King and show that we aren't ones to back down." A confident caw rang out from the shiny Murkrow who flew over to land on the field who felt an intimidating shudder go through his body but the bird endured through it and readied himself for battle.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
Tristan was waiting for Freya to offer her contact info or ask for his when he felt that ominous aura warning of danger. His attention turned to Steph where he saw the girl winding up her arm as if preparing to throw a punch at him. His eyes went wide with disbelief, surely this eldritch uttering beast wasn't crazy enough to go hitting him in a public place and over some simple but harsh criticism? Yet, the girl made no sign of stopping; it was clear she intended to follow through and this caused his face to pale then threw up his arms flinching." N-not the face!" He muttered out in panic waiting for the blow to come only to open his eyes to witness Freya stop and shove the enraged tomboy.
For a moment he was relieved and was preparing to thank Freya for stopping that wild she-beast's brutish attempt at assault. Only to hear the tall girl refer to him so cruelly and then in an instant she turned on a dime in his direction where he was struck by a dangerous intensity that completely dwarfed Steph's in call capacity. While Steph felt like a rampaging bull, Freya was more like a speeding train that struck him with those overtly harsh insults as each one felt like a dagger stabbing deep into his pride. What made them hurt even more was the fact it reminded him of the cruel things his brothers often referred to him and did so casually as if it was a normal thing only this time it was from someone of a lower status than him. Then she stamped over to tower over him like an intimidating giant causing him to feel as if his body shrank into the chair as he was left to stare at her in stunned silence and yet...even as he there staring up at her in stunned silence, Tristan could not help but be in awe. The pissed Freya looked like a most terrifying beauty the likes of which he never seen from any other girl.
His admiring did not last long as she followed up with more harsh statements that made him try to look away while gulping and in doing so saw that people had gathered taking pictures and videos of him looking pathetic and talked down to. His hands clenched and face flushed with embarrassment; unable to think of a retort though a voice in his mind warned him it best to keep his mouth shut. And then, as if being belittled wasn't enough she called him out with a challenging before stamping her way out as she stopped once to strike at his pride once more with a warning of not running.
Tristan could do nothing but tremble in the chair and take deep breath to try and ease the pain and shame but hearing the continued clicks of photos and mutterings from the crowd did little to help. All of this simply cause these two can't take harsh criticism as if it was his fault Steph spoke in such a way that was impossible to understand and expect others to just put in effort to understand her without any from her end.
And now he had been challenged in front of all these people. He could certainly slip out as he had no obligation to accept the challenge of such a foul-mouthed woman. If only were that he could. With all these peoples likely to posts this incident left a good chance his father or brothers could see this whole ordeal who had warned him not to do anything to embarrass the Glory name. With a huffing sniff of his nose, Tristan stood up and took a moment fixing his shirt and hair then made his way to the counter while trying to keep himself composed in front of the unwanted audience.
" I've come to gather my pokemon if they are healed. " He spoke in a low, stiff tone struggling to hide the hurt and humiliation in his voice. To make matters worse, his pokemon had just been healed and were going right into another battle which was especially unfortunate for Princess having yet gotten to even do proper introductions with the Riolu so now on top of humiliation he was feeling guilty towards them. Before long King and the pokeball holding Princess were set on the counter though King easily took notice that something was wrong with his trainer and hopped over giving his hand a worried gentle peck. Receiving this worried affection made him somewhat happy to know he had someone that cared about him as he pets the shiny Murkrow." There's nothing to worry about, King....though things happen so now we must battle again. I'll be sure to reward the two of you well later." Nodding with a small sigh as he received another gentle peck from King before flying up onto his shoulder.
Picking up the pokeball containing Princess and giving his thanks to nurse Joy, Tristan turned and made his way towards the front door to make his way outside. And waiting out there was Freya waiting who was still fuming though the sight of her looking so imposing made him for pause for a moment and gulp. Finding himself intimidated and in awe once more at her giant presence and might have thought her breathtaking were she not giving off that deadly aura. Shaking his head to shake off the jitters knowing he needed to get his composure and go all in if he wished to win this battle; a victory he must gain as it was the only way for him to save face, otherwise he was screwed regardless.
Exhaling slowly to regain his nerves, Tristan moved into position placing his right hand on his hip." I'm here....let's get this over with." Opening his mouth as if there was more he intended to say, but decided against it; at this point anything he'd say would likely only make this situation worse for himself." To clarify, I have two pokemon." He added in to let Freya know in case she might have more pokemon than him.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
Here he was trying to be pleasant and yet he could feel hostility, mostly from Steph who seemed agitated over the fact he seemed to be ignoring her. This was in fact not the case as a girl giving off such intensity was difficult to ignore, but he had no response towards her gibberish manner of speaking; simply finding it easier to instead address her through Freya. Next thing he knew the girl was shaking her pokedex in his face looking all kinds of pissed off as if it was his fault he couldn't understand her when she hasn't even bothered to attempt to speak an actual language or at the very least brought a translator along.
At least Freya knew how to control herself though her face looked quite strained which he worried might tarnish her beauty. After listening to the pair did Tristan raise his right hand and used his right index finger to nudge Steph's pokedex out of his face." Is that so? Well then, I must apologize as I was not given the opportunity to interact with the others of the group back at the lab in part due to the professor's childish behavior in having that heinous beast throwing me from the lab." Shaking his head; still annoyed at the way he was treated by that washed-up grump. He found himself chuckling at the mention of him being called a quack; apparently said by Steph in that mess of demonic speak and thought there was at least one tiny thing the two shared in common that being their lack of respect to professor Kapock. Shifting with that slight smug grin made more noticeable with his head propped up by the chin resting on his palm and still chuckling as he did so.
" I'd have to agree though that the man isn't a quack. He must have some notable knowledge to get such a position. Not to mention the fact he did give us quite the interesting pokemon like that shiny litwick there who sparkles like a star." His kind words were genuine towards Dusk as he gave him a small wave from the tip of his fingers." Though I dare say the age is definitely getting to him and might to start thinking of retirement and get someone who knows how to properly treat the new trainers." Shaking his head once more with a tsk of the tongue.
Tristan shifted to move his right leg over the right know to keep them from getting sore or stiff before turning his attention to Steph once more with a raised brow." And considering that...Staph was it? Seeing that you are one of my direct rivals I have no obligation to be friendly towards you. Especially when it is impossible to even get a coherent understanding of what she says without some advanced translator which I have no intention of wasting my time with." Moving to pull out his own pokedex as he let out a sigh." Seeing that I have your contact, I might as well follow your deeds and exploits. Prove yourself worthy as my rival and I might bother to at least see you as a proper rival." Nodding his head, hoping this cleared things up.
Turning his attention back to Freya as that forced annoyed smile turn to a warm smile." And I would greatly enjoy getting your contact as well, miss Freya. I really do see great potential in you as an idol and perhaps with my tips and advice could very well make you the number one idol of the region...that is if that is the route you wish to go on. Either way, I'd enjoy keeping in touch hopefully to become good acquaintances." How bothersome that he even needed to explain himself to this pair of strangers; maybe if Steph actually bothered to learn how to actually speak...like a person, then he would at least acknowledge her, to a very minor degree. As it seemed most rookie trainers tended to forget that everyone was their enemy.
As such, becoming friends or all buddy-buddy would simply lead one to defeat. Trust no one, not even yourself, the motto of his family that he lived by. So far it has kept him from being betrayed among the rich community and shall do the same for him amongst the rabble clambering for that number one spot unknown that it was already claimed by him. It had to be his...this was his last chance as the brief image of his father flashed in his mind sending a chilling shiver down his spine and a glint of fear in his eyes.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
Indeed, Tristan finally bothered to do the responsible thing to actually learn the basics needed to be a competent trainer. Too bad it was one of the dullest things he could think of doing.... reading though there were a few exceptions like texting or reading up on fashion magazines and the like. And the more he read on the more bored he found himself, learning about types and their weaknesses but already wishing for something, anything to save him from this mundane activity.
A wish he would instantly come to regret and possibly one of his biggest regrets in life at that as unknown to him a most ominous force of nature had set its eyes on the bored prude.
Before long he noticed the presence of two strangers stepping over which made him sigh inwardly to himself as he readied himself to tell them to leave him as while he wanted this reading session to end, it was a topic he unfortunately needed to learn in full. And it was then that he was assaulted by the most abrasive accent imaginable followed by gibberish nonsense that lacked any semblance of proper language save but for maybe the first few words that he could get an inkling of, if you could consider such alien speak words. Tristan swore that it felt like he was just sucker punched which left him clinging to the chair stunned and blinking both in disbelief and uncertainty. His face showing the most confused what the fuck expression possible; words that sounded like ancient lost dialect too troublesome for him to even attempt deciphering and so opted instead to turn his attention to the other besides this.... girl? She-beast?
Turning his attention instead to Freya where he would once again be surprised though this time was a pleasant one as he couldn't help but mentally whoa at the sight of the miraculously tall girl. And upon a single glance he could see that she was quite the beauty on top of being freakishly tall for a woman; a most interesting rarity that had him immensely intrigued. How odd to have such a fascinating girl accompanied by what he mused to a tribal creature from some lost tribe. Of course, what the rich teen was feeling was nothing as silly or childish as a crush; like a certain frumpy fangirl was doing elsewhere no, his was more akin to admiration similar to an explorer discovering a new and rare specimen worthy of studying.
Requiring a few more moments to compose himself while fixing his shirt before he sat up into a relaxed pose leaning against the left armrest." Why, yes... yes, I am. It seems you have a good eye to notice my potential as a trainer much like miss Adriane." Nodding with a pleased smile; delighted to see someone recognizing his potential finally which is why the current champion who may be the ultimate goal to dfeat was one of the only few deserving of his respect. Coughing into his right fist to clear his throat." The name is Tristan... Tristan Glory. A name to keep an eye out for as it will soon be known all across the region as the one to end Adriane's reign." He chuckled after stating such a bold claim then he shifted by draping his left leg over his right leg and his chin against his left palm." And I can tell by a mere glance that you must be a chosen trainer as well? Though it would be amiss of me to not mention that a towering beauty like you have a staggering potential to be an idol that most could only dream of but before I go any further. I can't be so rude as to forget to ask for your name miss....?" He asked with a raised brow; actually, eager to know this person who was so unlike all the lesser rabble around them or the one besides her.
This in turn reminded him of Freya's associate whom on closer look did have a tomboyish cute charm to her. Unfortunately, any potential she might have had were ruined by the intense vibe she gave off combined with that abrasive and foreign manner of speaking that would intimidate and scare off any possible fans save for the braver and more reckless crowd." And I suppose I should ask for your...friend? or associate's name? Though I admit I have no inkling of what she said." Keeping his attention mostly on Freya as he spoke hoping to get into her good graces; clearly Tristan didn't recognize Steph whatsoever as she was hardly one he would want to associate himself with and even looking at her made him feel anxious as if she might try to beat him up at any moment.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
After what seemed like forever with some mishaps that found him at some restaurant, a gym (the excercise kind for you peons) and a toy store did Tristan finally arrive at a pokemon center." Ugh, finally! I swear whoever designed this city deserved to be lined up and shot!" The teen stated in a tired and exasperated tone while giving the still injured King a pat on the head, the bird having been resting on his shoulder had recovered a little though was still need of a proper healing." Well, we're here so whatever. I have half a mind to tell the nurse they owe an apology to my pokemon who had to wait so long." shaking his head with a tsk of the tongue.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Tristan made his way inside while adjusting the straps to his backpack where he strolled over to the counter to find nurse Joy waiting there with a bright smile as was typical of pokemon center." Good day and all that jazz. Got King here and one other in need of healing." He explained while setting the ball with Princess inside on the counter while trying to keep his annoyance from slipping into his tone." Want to get inside the pokeball, King?" He asked while holding up the bird's pokeball as he saw the shiny Murkrow shake his head with a low caw before gently flapping his wings to land on the counter showing he was ready and eager for treatment. Seeing this brought a proud smile to his face as he patted King on the head." Truly a champion in the making. Try not to cause the nurse any trouble." Nodding as he glanced the nurse over and while she seemed a tad plain, the nurse uniform added a cute allure to it and found himself approving of the pokemon center's clothing aesthetic.
With his pokemon handed over for treatment, Tristan then moved over to a vacant seat a good distance from everyone else preferring not to be bothered or mingling with the lesser rabble. Uncertain of how long it would take he got to taking out his pokedex thinking at first to just text Trevor and others among the rich crowd until he thought back to the battle and how poorly it went. If both he and Astrid saw how abysmal it was then he could only imagine what his father and siblings would think if they witnessed such a pathetic display. And so, he chose to spend this time reading up on the basic information regarding pokemon like types and typing advantages/weaknesses, albeit reluctantly.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Princess
Species- Emanation Pokemon
Gender- Female
Type- Fighting
Level- 4
Ability- Prankster (gives priority to status moves)
Moveset: - Quick attack - Endure - Feint
These next seconds were the most intense as he stared at the ball rock back and forth with such intensity that his eyes nearly went bloodshot. This catch was practically make-or break as King was on his last leg making it unlikely the exhausted bird could be knocked over by a moderate breeze. And then that wondrous ding signaling success and with it all the tension deflated from his body with a relieved deep sigh after having hold his breath followed with a weak happy chuckle.
Tristan was about to break out into a victorious cheer when Astrid suddenly chimed in, reminding him of the teacher's presence. Having to listen to the woman grade his performance and battle only to hit him with a C; those few words deflated any sense of satisfaction much like the tension in him had done moments ago as he fought the urge to glare and call her off for butting in as he never asked for her opinion. Refusing to let her ruin his very first victory and accomplishment and so chose to simply stare at her incredulously." Gee...thanks." The words came out stiff and forced with a hint of sarcasm as he stood up fixing his shirt and hair to recompose himself." I may admit this battle was not handled in the most graceful manner, but seeing that it was our first battle, I have to say that King did exceptionally well in following my orders as brilliantly and sudden as they were." He said with a short boastful laugh trying to save face by acting like it was all according to plan while King let out an almost uncertain happy chirp at the praising... compliment?
Ceasing his laughter upon seeing the teacher head off as he let his body relax looking exhausted." Ugh...no one told me pokemon battling could be so stressful." As well as keeping up that confident and strong image he worked meticulously to maintain but seeing the resting pokeball got him to perk back up; strolling over while holding up the pokedex to see showcasing the full intel on the riolu and money earned." That teacher's unwanted grading aside, I'd dare say this momentous occasion calls for a celebratory selfie!" Tristan exclaimed in a sing songy manner then turned and position himself a bit to the right of King with the Pokedex held up in an angle to get both him, the murkrow and pokeball." Come, King and pose like winners do!" Holding up his right-hand index finger to indicate number one with a dazzling smile while King lifted his left wing and head tilted in a cocky manner as a click of the photo was taken.
Tristan looked over the selfie with a pleased grin." Mhm, I knew you would be photogenic King though not at my level quite yet, but before long I will show everyone you are worthy to be considered royalty." Nodding to the bird who gave another happy, albeit tired chirp as his trainer pursed his lips thinking to himself." Hm, I think this could use something to give that bit more...oomph before I send it out." Clicking his tongue a few times as he pondered before a most wicked idea came to mind.
#Firstvictory #Firstcapture #suckitprofkaput
Snickering as he added these captions then hummed as he went to post and send to everything." There we are. I think that's a decent start for some good payback for that washed-up geezer's humiliation." The selfie and his first win did much to get Tristan back in a good mood that he found himself whistling as he moved and bent over to snatch up the pokeball." You may have been a stress inducing headache but I'm happy to introduce you to team Glory. I'll be sure to give you a proper introduction later..." Stopping to think of a name for the riolu with a curious tilting of the head before perking up with an idea." Princess! Soon you will attain the graceful title of Glory alongside King." Nodding his head in a smug manner as the bird gave a tired cawed cheer along with a weak flap of his wings. Being reminded once more of the murkrow's exhausted state, likely unable to fly all that well and so Tristan crouched down offering his hand which King looked at uncertain before hopping onto it who was then lifted up to be offered to hop onto his shoulder." You've done amazingly well standing up to this Riolu without backing down. Go ahead and rest, but I best not see a single tear or wrinkle." He warned with a raised index finger held up in front of his beak to which the bird let out another happy caw while nuzzling the finger.
Pleased to see the shiny murkrow in such a good mood as well though couldn't help but worried for the bird seeing how injured he looked, and Princess was hardly in any better shape and so figured his next plan of action was to visit a pokemon center. Hearing voices though got his attention having him turn his head to see Astrid now talking with a girl he vaguely recalled seeing back at the pokelab who seemed to be having some trouble with that scalie beast that was nothing but mouth and teeth. The sight of the tyrunt made him cringe; already having endured being popped on and tossed out of the lab by that horrid hydreigon that he simply did not want to risk any chance of getting bitten by that untamed beast." Hmph, let the teacher deal with that though I can't exactly deny her assessment. We will definitely need to work on our battling and timing." Looking to King who nodded his little head in agreement.
" Right, now then. Pokemon center it is. Course if we run into a pokemart first then might as well get the shopping done with...whichever we come across first." Placing his index and middle finger to his temple and gave a farewell salute followed with a dazzling toothy grin in Astrid's direction as his way of offering his thanks whether she saw it or not then turned to depart from the park.
From there, Tristan set off whether to a pokemon center or pokemart or if fate had other plans in store to some unknown destination as one could never tell where this rich teen's direction sense would lead him.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Everything looked to have slowed down immediately after the whole thing went down as in that instant Tristan had the expression of utter disbelief at what he just witnessed." That actually worked?" He blinked stupidly then quickly recomposed himself while clearing his throat." I-I mean of course it worked. My brilliance as a trainer finally got the chance to shine." Said with a forced toothy smile, the corner of his mouth twitching thankful that no one witnessed the crapshoot result of a plan he didn't think would actually work out as he had no way to know how skilled Riolu was at maneuvering with quick attack.
And for King's sake he kept up a confidant front not wanting the bird to think he basically left him out to dry with a dumb strategy. Well, regardless of how things went, it all turned out fine as he could see the riolu was weaken enough to attempt capture.
Now the only problem was the fact he only had five pokeballs; five chances to catch such a rare pokemon. As you can imagine the tension was high to the rich boy teen who was gulping nervously. With how the day was going, there was high chance all his luck just went into that last move of his, but no point wasting any time as he grabbed a pokeball which enlarged to normal size then wind back and threw the ball. A truly pathetic throw that had the ball land only a few inches in front of Tristan as he had the arm strength of an undeveloped toddler.
The ball flew at the injured riolu which got pulled within and now all Tristan could do was wait anxiously to see the result.
Ability- Super luck (The chance of a bearer's move being a critical hit is increased by 1 stage.)
Moveset-
-Peck
-Astonish
-Pursuit
-Feather dance
Taken aback at seeing the result of his attempt at a plan ending with both pokemon getting hit though King seemed to get the worse of it out of the two. His body tensed up upon seeing the murkrow fall to the ground, the shiny bird shakily getting to its feet with small flaps of his wings to shake off bits of grass.* Damn it! Can't believe that didn't work...maybe I should have just had him go straight for the Riolu.* Chiding himself in his head as he could feel the frustration and pressure starting to get to him which made trying to think more difficult for the inexperienced teen.
Struggling to think of what to do; worried that his orders might just lead to King getting himself hurt again, but he was already running out of time with Riolu gearing up for what seemed to be a quick attack.* Ugh...fresh out the door and already I'm going to lose? N-no! I can't....I can't waste an opportunity to get a rare pokemon like Riolu.* His mind flashing back to the Riolu hugging his leg and how nice and comforting it felt to receive actual affection for once. Tristan frantically wracked his mind while looking over King who was panting and still reeling from the blow, figuring the bird was too injured still to take flight properly and dodge. It was then that his eyes caught sight of the few scattered feathers left from the featherdance from earlier and dirt causing a stupidly reckless idea to come to mind though nothing else came to mind." Tch, this is a desperate move but.... King! Flap your wings to stir up the feathers and dirt up in front of you then blast with an Astonish!"
Tristan called out the order which as expected King found strange but wanting to trust his trainer had flapped its wings to kick up a small cloud mixed of dirt and feathers. This was an action that would likely cause no damage; instead aimed to momentarily halt and distract the rushing Riolu in the midst of a quick attack that Tristan hoped to not be skilled enough to alter its path to avoid the dust cloud and whether it succeded or not, King would let out another shrieking Astonish.
D'angelo leaned back on the cloud in a pondering manner tilting his head.' Normal thing? Well, I wouldn't say headbutting to be normal for me, but I can definitely say it was a top grade headbutt." Pursing his lips in thought for a moment then broke out in an amusing laughter but it was cut short upon hearing Trinity's next statement that made him gasp while looking as if he was offended." Stranger? I can assure you that Nolan has always loved my hugs and if us cousins can't hug then I don't see the point in being related." The pudgy male stated still looking a bit hurt though perked right back up with a brimming smile." Oh, you bet I have stories!" Floating over to Trinity and leaned close to whisper." Like one that involved asking to cover up for him at a sleepover we had regarding a...wet accident." His tone suggestive and a bit mischievous as he pulled away with a cheeky snicker." But, I will save that for another time. And once again, it's great to meet'cha Trinity!" Raising his right hand giving a friendly thumbs up.
His ear twitching at hearing Ariel mention stories regarding Nolan causing stars of excitement to sparkle in his eyes as he jumped up landing to rest on his stomach on Nimbus. Rushing over to Ariel's left as the sudden motion nearly made him skid off the golden cloud." Any and everything that you're willing to tell, of course!" How could he not be eager to hear about the adventures Nolan has been on these past nine years and the people he has met and gotten close to? One thing he certainly wanted to hear about was how Ariel and Nolan wound up in a relationship but figured that one to be a little too personal tell to a stranger though before long he hoped to be good friends with Ariel. Tilting his head to and fro trying to think of something more appropriate." Hm.....Oh! I'd like to hear the story of how the two of you had met, if that's alright?" Asking with that overly bright grin, smiling like a excited child while his feet gently swayed in the air, Nimbus rumbling gently beneath him as if annoyed at all his moving around.